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Joe Franklin
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Overview
Born
March 9
,
1926
·
Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
January 24
,
2015
·
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
(prostate cancer)
Birth name
Joseph Fortgang
Nickname
King of Nostalgia
Mini Bio
Joe Franklin was born on March 9, 1926 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for
Ghostbusters (1984)
,
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
and
The Boys Behind the Desk (2000)
. He was married to
Lois Meridan
. He died on January 24, 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Family
Spouse
Lois Meridan
(December 13, 1952 - January 24, 2015) (his death, 1 child)
Trivia
He has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the longest-running TV talk show in history,
The Joe Franklin Show (1950)
, for 50 years. He has interviewed many guests, including:
Dorothy Lamour
,
Buddy Hackett
,
Jackie Mason
,
Rodney Dangerfield
,
Ray Bolger
,
Redd Foxx
,
Vincent Price
,
Jake LaMotta
,
Tiny Tim
,
Frank Sinatra Jr.
,
Howard Stern
and
Buster Keaton
. Franklin has also done guest spots on
Live with Kelly and Mark (1988)
,
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
and
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
. He has been mentioned several times on
The Simpsons (1989)
.
In 1983, he sued "Uncle Floyd" Vivino for $35 million for defamation of character; Uncle Floyd had made fun of him in a sketch, calling him "Joe Frankfurter". The case was settled out of court.
Married wife
Lois Meridan
on
Bride and Groom (1951)
.
Son: Bradley
He also hosted a Sunday night old movie TV show: "When Movies Were Movies" on WOR TV Ch. 9 in New York City during the 1980s
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It's nice to be important, but it's even more important to be nice.
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